ZIP 70123 recorded 186 fire and hazmat incidents in 2025, 963 across 2021–2025. Primary county: Jefferson Parish, LA.
963 incidents from 2021 through 2025 inside this ZIP.
| Year | Incidents | |
|---|---|---|
| 2021 | 223 | |
| 2022 | 189 | |
| 2023 | 186 | |
| 2024 | 179 | |
| 2025 | 186 |
Sep peaks. Feb dips. Aggregated across all 5 years inside this ZIP.
Top 5 NFIRS incident types for ZIP 70123 across 2021–2025.
| # | Incident type | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Power line down | 120 | 12.5% | |
| 2 | Gas leak (natural gas or LPG) | 106 | 11.0% | |
| 3 | Building fires | 98 | 10.2% | |
| 4 | Electrical wiring/equipment problem, other | 73 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | Arcing, shorted electrical equipment | 59 | 6.1% |
For the 18 building fires reported here in 2025, here's how investigators classified ignition cause.
NFIRS Area of Origin for ZIP 70123 fires across 2021–2025.
| # | Area of origin | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Engine area, running gear, wheel area | 33 | 12.9% | |
| 2 | Outside area, other | 30 | 11.8% | |
| 3 | Cooking area, kitchen | 24 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | Undetermined | 23 | 9.0% | |
| 5 | Open area - outside; included are farmland, field | 12 | 4.7% | |
| 6 | Other | 11 | 4.3% | |
| 7 | Vehicle area, other | 9 | 3.5% | |
| 8 | Courtyard, patio, porch, terrace | 9 | 3.5% | |
| 9 | All other areas | 104 | 40.8% |
NFIRS HEAT_SOURC code — the physical thing that started the fire.
| # | Heat source | Count | Share | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Undetermined | 118 | 46.3% | |
| 2 | Heat from powered equipment, other | 26 | 10.2% | |
| 3 | Arcing | 21 | 8.2% | |
| 4 | Radiated, conducted heat from operating equipment | 11 | 4.3% | |
| 5 | Heat source: other | 10 | 3.9% | |
| 6 | Hot or smoldering object, other | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 7 | Hot ember or ash | 8 | 3.1% | |
| 8 | Spark, ember or flame from operating equipment | 7 | 2.7% | |
| 9 | All other sources | 46 | 18.0% |
Largest single-incident losses in ZIP 70123 across 2021–2025. These 8 fires alone account for 283% of the ZIP's 2025 reported total.
| # | Property loss | Type | Year | Severity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | $750,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Major |
| 2 | $300,000 | Mobile property (vehicle) fire, other | 2022 | Major |
| 3 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 4 | $300,000 | Building fires | 2025 | Major |
| 5 | $250,000 | Building fires | 2021 | Major |
| 6 | $200,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2021 | Significant |
| 7 | $200,000 | Building fires | 2023 | Significant |
| 8 | $180,000 | Road freight or transport vehicle fire | 2024 | Significant |
Some ZIPs span multiple cities. Ranked by 5-yr NFIRS incidents inside ZIP 70123.
| # | City | 5-yr incidents | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harahan | 319 | |
| 2 | River Ridge | 319 | |
| 3 | Jefferson | 306 | |
| 4 | Metairie | 10 | |
| 5 | New Orleans | 2 |
The figures above are historical. For today's air quality, fire-weather warnings, and active fires, go to the official sources.
NFIRS reports each fire incident with a 5-digit address ZIP. We aggregate those rows directly to produce ZIP-level totals — 963 incidents in this ZIP across 2021–2025. Building-fire breakdowns (Area of Origin, Heat Source, ignition cause) only count fires investigators classified beyond the basic incident report. Because NFIRS reporting is voluntary, totals are a strong indicator rather than a complete census.